Listed below are the Curriculum Collection call numbers for some of the policy and departmental documents which are mandatory for teachers working within the NSW education system, public, private or systemic. Many of these are under review and may therefore not offer electronic access.

POLICY DOCUMENTS OF THE NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Policy documents are progressively being made available by the NSW Department of Education and Training. Where it has been possible for the Curriculum Resources Collection to obtain a policy, one copy is placed on Reference at the call numbers listed below. Some items are held in other collections, and the location is included when this is the case

If the item is highlighted, a link has been made to the relevant pages on the NSW Department of Education and Training web site.

There is access to Public reviews and inquiries which should be read in the context of the school environment, such as professional practice and child protection.

Knowledge and implementation of mandated policy documents is required of all teachers in the NSW Department of School Education. Commonwealth policy documents should be examined in relation to issues such as the education of girls and Aboriginal education. Examples of important Commonwealth reports follow.